Tag: #OperationFANSANYAMMA
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TROOPS ARREST 354 SUSPECTS, RESCUE OVER 400 KIDNAP VICTIMS IN FEBRUARY
From the North-East to the Niger Delta, the Armed Forces say major gains were recorded against terrorists, oil thieves and bandits in just one month. The Defence Headquarters says troops arrested 354 suspects linked to terrorism and other crimes in February, rescued 409 kidnapped victims and neutralised several terrorists nationwide. At a media briefing in…
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REPRISAL HORROR: LAKURAWA GUNMEN KILL 5 WORSHIPPERS IN KEBBI MOSQUE
Attack follows failed ambush on senior Nigerian Army officer’s convoy. Suspected Lakurawa terrorists have killed five worshippers and injured three others in a mosque attack in Dadinkowa community, Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. According to the Kebbi Police Command spokesperson, SP Bashir Usman, the gunmen stormed the mosque during evening prayers on Wednesday,…
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NIGERIAN ARMY RESCUES 26 KIDNAP VICTIMS, FOILS TERROR ATTACKS
Troops strike back, restore safety in North-West and North-Central Nigeria. The Nigerian Army has rescued 26 kidnapped victims and disrupted multiple terror plots across the North-West and North-Central in the past 24 hours. A military source told NAN that in Kaduna, seven abducted persons were freed in Kajuru LGA after troops engaged kidnappers, neutralising one…
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TROOPS STRIKE TERRORISTS, FREE 62 HOSTAGES IN KEBBI–ZAMFARA SWEEP
Another big win against banditry in the North-West. Nigerian troops have neutralised two suspected Lakurawa terrorists and rescued 62 kidnapped victims in coordinated operations across Kebbi and Zamfara States. Under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, soldiers of the Joint Task Force North West, working with vigilantes and other security agencies, acted on solid intelligence to hit criminal…
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NAVY CONFIRMS US AIRSTRIKE CRUSHES TERROR HIDEOUTS IN SOKOTO – LAKURAWA CAMPS WIPED!
Nigerian Army spilled the beans Monday on a massive win: US AFRICOM airstrikes, synced with 8 Division troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA, hammered Lakurawa terrorist camps in Bauni Forest (near Waria/Alkassim, Tangaza LGA, Sokoto) on Christmas Day – intel-driven from Combat Intelligence Battalion VII on Kaurau axis movements! Dec 26 patrols revealed total devastation, gutting…
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NIGERIAN ARMY SMASHES KIDNAP RINGS, FREES 11 HOSTAGES IN MULTI-STATE BLITZ
Troops turned the tables on bandits Wednesday across Nigeria’s North-West and North-Central, rescuing 11 victims from Zamfara truck hijacks to Kogi/Kwara village grabs—snatching AK-47s, motorcycles and forcing frantic flee-outs in ops that echo rising military momentum against the kidnap plague draining communities. Operation Fansan Yamma freed two drivers on Magami-Gusau road (Maru LGA) via hot…
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NIGERIAN ARMY INTENSIFIES RESCUE OPERATIONS UNDER OPERATION FANSAN YAMMA ACROSS NIGER, KEBBI, AND ZAMFARA
The Nigerian Army, operating under Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY), has escalated search-and-rescue missions for abducted school children in Niger, Kebbi, and Zamfara states. Sources at Army Headquarters confirmed that troops have neutralised terrorists and destroyed their hideouts across the North Central and North West corridors within the last 24 hours. Troops of 22 Brigade responded…
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NIGERIAN ARMY INTENSIFIES SEARCH-AND-RESCUE UNDER OPERATION FANSAN YAMMA IN NIGER, KEBBI, AND ZAMFARA
The Nigerian Army said troops under Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) have ramped up search-and-rescue efforts for abducted school children in Niger, Kebbi, and Zamfara states. Within the past 24 hours, forces have neutralised terrorists and destroyed their hideouts across the North Central and Northwest regions. In response to the St. Mary’s School abductions in Niger…
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NIGERIAN ARMY WAGES TOUGH FIGHT, DESTROYS KAY TERRORIST CAMPS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATES
In the last 24 hours, Nigerian Army troops have successfully demolished Kay terrorists’ hideouts in Katsina, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kogi, Kwara, Imo, and Benue states, according to a credible source at Army Headquarters. Early raids in Katsina’s Faskari and Sabuwa LGAs saw airstrikes hitting terrorist enclaves and ground troops capturing escape routes, motorcycles, and recovering…
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NIGERIAN AIR FORCE DELIVERS DEVASTATING BLOWS TO TERRORISTS, BANDITS IN PRECISION AIRSTRIKES
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has successfully neutralized scores of terrorists and bandits through precise airstrikes across Borno, Kwara, Katsina, Zamfara, and Kaduna States. Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, Director of Public Relations, confirmed the operations on November 9 as part of intensified counterterrorism missions under Operation HADIN KAI and Operation FANSAN YAMMA. In Borno, strikes…
